Does anyone here collect aluminum cans and or bottles for refund?

[1cheater]

Steal, is the key word, because you'd be stealing out of recycling bins or something.

No way you get 1000's a day to return, and returning is a hassle in itself, with 100.

And, like I mentioned, you will find that most stores have a limit. You would have to take them to a recycling facility yourself and get paid per lb.

 

[BadCo]

Playing poker in my garage we went through a lot of bottles and cans.

I had barrels we threw them into according to color as we preferred bottled beer for the most part and the recycle place made you separate by color.

Was worth a tank of gas every other month or so.

 

[Doug]

And, like I mentioned, you will find that most stores have a limit. You would have to take them to a recycling facility yourself and get paid per lb.

Don't even know of any....you pump them through machines at the supermarket, or take them to a liquor store, but about 100 is the limit, so returning shitloads would be a hassle,equal to even getting the cans.

No way you'd even break even on gas with it.

It's barely worth it for me to return my own, let alone hunt for them.

A truckload wouldn't be worth much.

 

[Teddykgb]

Cans - $1.56 LB......adds up quick, I avg. $30 every 2 months

Why not? beats throwing them away....

 

[Doug]

Cans - $1.56 LB......adds up quick, I avg. $30 every 2 months

Why not? beats throwing them away....

seems high to me:

LB KG MT <!-- This is for the LME FX rates --> <table style="display: table;" class="asptable_lb" width="186" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#000066"><td width="59" align="center"> USD/LB</td><td align="center">Cash</td><td align="center">3m</td><td align="center">15m</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Aluminum</td><td align="right">.5851</td><td align="right">.6015</td><td align="right">.6659</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Alum Alloy</td><td align="right">.5026</td><td align="right">.5198</td><td align="right">.5693</td></tr><tr><td align="left">NA Alloy</td><td align="right">.4468</td><td align="right">.4586</td><td align="right">.5171</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Copper</td><td align="right">1.5377</td><td align="right">1.5517</td><td align="right">1.5921</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="display: none;" class="asptable_mt" width="186" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#000066"><td width="59" align="center"> USD/MT</td><td align="center">Cash</td><td align="center">3m</td><td align="center">15m</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Aluminum</td><td align="right">1290.0</td><td align="right">1326.0</td><td align="right">1468.0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Alum Alloy</td><td align="right">1108.0</td><td align="right">1146.0</td><td align="right">1255.0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">NA Alloy</td><td align="right">985.0</td><td align="right">1011.0</td><td align="right">1140.0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Copper</td><td align="right">3390.0</td><td align="right">3421.0</td><td align="right">3510.0</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="display: none;" class="asptable_kg" width="186" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#000066"><td width="59" align="center"> USD/KG</td><td align="center">Cash</td><td align="center">3m</td><td align="center">15m</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Aluminum</td><td align="right">1.290</td><td align="right">1.326</td><td align="right">1.468</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Alum Alloy</td><td align="right">1.108</td><td align="right">1.146</td><td align="right">1.255</td></tr><tr><td align="left">NA Alloy</td><td align="right">.985</td><td align="right">1.011</td><td align="right">1.140</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Copper</td><td align="right">3.390</td><td align="right">3.421</td><td align="right">3.510</td></tr></tbody></table> <table valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt;" id="Table2" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center">GBP: 0.7052 </td><td align="center">EUR: 0.7898</td></tr></tbody></table>

 

[G$$]

my lil bro saves the ones we drink from the house. mostly beer cans and he turns em in every month and gets around $60 usually a few trash bags full

then he just buys a bottle of tequila or pizza and beer

so it kinda works out, like a free weekend of drinking just by recycling...

 

[whalewager]

Damn...copper is the way to go...where do I steal some copper

 

[Teddykgb]

seems high to me:

LB KG MT <!-- This is for the LME FX rates --> <table style="display: table;" class="asptable_lb" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2" width="186"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#000066"><td align="center" width="59"> USD/LB</td><td align="center">Cash</td><td align="center">3m</td><td align="center">15m</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Aluminum</td><td align="right">.5851</td><td align="right">.6015</td><td align="right">.6659</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Alum Alloy</td><td align="right">.5026</td><td align="right">.5198</td><td align="right">.5693</td></tr><tr><td align="left">NA Alloy</td><td align="right">.4468</td><td align="right">.4586</td><td align="right">.5171</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Copper</td><td align="right">1.5377</td><td align="right">1.5517</td><td align="right">1.5921</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="display: none;" class="asptable_mt" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2" width="186"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#000066"><td align="center" width="59"> USD/MT</td><td align="center">Cash</td><td align="center">3m</td><td align="center">15m</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Aluminum</td><td align="right">1290.0</td><td align="right">1326.0</td><td align="right">1468.0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Alum Alloy</td><td align="right">1108.0</td><td align="right">1146.0</td><td align="right">1255.0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">NA Alloy</td><td align="right">985.0</td><td align="right">1011.0</td><td align="right">1140.0</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Copper</td><td align="right">3390.0</td><td align="right">3421.0</td><td align="right">3510.0</td></tr></tbody></table><table style="display: none;" class="asptable_kg" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2" width="186"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#000066"><td align="center" width="59"> USD/KG</td><td align="center">Cash</td><td align="center">3m</td><td align="center">15m</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Aluminum</td><td align="right">1.290</td><td align="right">1.326</td><td align="right">1.468</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Alum Alloy</td><td align="right">1.108</td><td align="right">1.146</td><td align="right">1.255</td></tr><tr><td align="left">NA Alloy</td><td align="right">.985</td><td align="right">1.011</td><td align="right">1.140</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Copper</td><td align="right">3.390</td><td align="right">3.421</td><td align="right">3.510</td></tr></tbody></table> <table valign="bottom" style="background-color: rgb(192, 192, 192); font-family: Arial; font-size: 8pt;" id="Table2" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="center">GBP: 0.7052 </td><td align="center">EUR: 0.7898</td></tr></tbody></table>

Cashed in yesterday......$1.56 in Westminster California.

 

[nhoj]

Way high here in Texas they pay around .39 cents a pound.

 

[Teddykgb]

I cashed in 1,000 lbs of copper in Febuary at 80cents per, 8 months ago it was $2.80..........made me sick.

 

[nhoj]

Cooper is the way to go they steal it out of AC unit here all the time. Get about $60 per unit. Better yet the cat converters on cars have platimum in the and they go for $125 per just go and get you a battery powered saws all and find a movie theater parking lot and get rich you got an hour and45 mins to get it off only takes 2 mins. per. crawl under and if it is hot you got time. LOL Only thing is here they ask for all kinds of ID and finger prints when turning in scrap metal due to all the theft.

 

[Doug]

I think there about 30 cans to a pound, stomping them flat would work for me at $1.50/lb.

I can't see how you get $1.56/lb...not calling you a liar, just suspect an error.

 

[Teddykgb]

I think there about 30 cans to a pound, stomping them flat would work for me at $1.50/lb.

I can't see how you get $1.56/lb...not calling you a liar, just suspect an error.

Dude thats with out trying, no cupons, no shopping, just the place 5min up the street, if I went to Santa Ana maybe get $1.75

 

[whalewager]

I start early am tomorrow. I just got back from wal mart and got me some of them big bags and a battery powered saw. Also got me a can picker upper. I'm hiring a little asian woman to help me cuz they're faithful.

 

[steaktartar]

<<

I'm hiring a little asian woman to help me cuz they're faithful.

ya not so.........please read my post in the little faithful asian women thread

 

[Doug]

Dude thats with out trying, no cupons, no shopping, just the place 5min up the street, if I went to Santa Ana maybe get $1.75

I don't understand why aluminum can be so high in California, but my best to you.

It makes no sense to me, but I'm not calling you a liar.

 

[Doug]

Guy in Texas gets 39 cents, but you you get $1.56 in Calif, spot price supports the Texas guy, IMO. Maybe Arnold makes them pay more in Ca ?

 

[Teddykgb]

I don't understand why aluminum can be so high in California, but my best to you.

It makes no sense to me, but I'm not calling you a liar.

It's clear you don't believe me so yes you are calling me a liar, I have the reciept and will scan it tomorrow at work and post it here.
Like I said $1.56 all day and more is I tried....

 

[Doug]

Teddy: I'm not calling you a liar for the 3rd time, ...I respect you, as a journeyman plumber.

However this $1.56 for scrap aluminum is like 4X of market value...something has to be wrong ! Maybe they overpaid you, or California overpays for cans ?

Open your mind a little bit.

Tell me why scrap should be worth that much more in Ca ?

 

[Teddykgb]

Doug if they over paid me then they over paid every one there as the sign reads aluminum can $1.56 on a giant sign as you enter scrap yard.